Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 893 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Was part of
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Raised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Organised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Collected
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Collected
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Managed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was there for
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective

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